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Raheem Mostert 2021 Outlook: Still Searching For His Fantasy Ceiling
4 years agoRaheem Mostert is a hard player not to love and cheer for. Mostert went undrafted in 2015 where he then jumped between six different teams before landing with the 49ers. From there, he has worked himself up the depth chart and become one of the league's most explosive backs. For fantasy, the potential value of the 49ers' backfield is well documented. Unfortunately, Kyle Shannahan's fantasy story always ends in a carousel approach to running backs. Last season, three different backs had at least 80 carries, and five different backs scored a rushing touchdown. However, there is a clear leader in this backfield, and that is Mostert. In 2020, he played eight games and averaged 13 rush attempts and two receptions a game. Since then, the team has lost Jerick McKinnon and Tevin Coleman, but traded up for Trey Sermon in the third round of this year's draft. Although Mostert will have a limited workload, his five yards per carry in 2020 gives him a solid floor. If Mostert can stay healthy, he is a high-upside flex play on a powerful, run-first, Kyle Shanahan offense.
